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I want to heat my house and if I make bio for that I might as well burn it in the car as well. My furnace is only 4 years old, cost me $4000, and I'm not going to replace it again so I can burn WV
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would think straight WVO might cause algae, but does your blend pose any risk of algae? I know, dumb question--with gas in the mix I wouldn't think so but just thought I'd ask to confirm. Also, what about anti-gel? You make no mention of any gelling problems so I'm assuming either the gas or the Power Service additive takes care of that. I don't run my car in the winter when there is salt on the road, but it does get cold here before the snow flies so gelling would be a concern. Also, after switching to this blend, did your filters get clogged up from the dino diesel getting cleaned out?
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Unfortunitly Bill your new burner does not come Bio-diesel
ready (unless you have a Riello or some other Bio-D compatable burner?). The seals in the head unit are not made of viton (which will NOT swell with Bio-Diesel). Your seals are probably some form of rubber (nitril) and over time may start to leak from the Bio-D. If you have a compatable unit, please let me know what you have. At this point there are no U.S.A. makers of bio-D burners.
OTOH, WVO will not cause seal swelling and a mix could be run now. Reports of 20% WVO to 80% HHO mix with no ignition or gelling problems.
Alge growth is a water issue. I treat my WVO stock Barrels
with bioguard just in case. Plus I run 1/2 oz in each tank.
I also run some isopropyl once in awhile.
Increased viscosity from cold weather is the reason for the RUG. I've heard it mentioned that old MB manuals allow up to a 30% mix of RUG into dino diesel. Plus the PS/DK has anti gel properties, whether they work on WVO
is another question? It had been reported that an 80%WVO / 20% RUG is good down to 17F.
I have had no fouling problems...yet. I ran a few tanks of bioguard in shock quantities first. Along with several brands of fuel/injector treatment. I find West Marine has a good assortment of Diesel products.